Accidents - Knives - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Wrist

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,708
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Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Containers
PT CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A PACKAGE DX// LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Kitchen gadgets
DX LAC WRIST 4CM IN LENGTH: 4CM LAC OF THE L WRIST SUSTAINED W CUT'G A PLASTIC CUTTING BOARD W KITCHEN KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Computers
DX WRIST LAC/FLEXOR CARPI ULNAIS TENDON 40% LAC/WRIST PAIN: S/P KNIFE SLIP'G & CUT'G WRIST AFTER TRY'G TO PRY OPEN COMPUTER ADAPTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT AT HOME CUT R HAND ON A KNIFE/ DX LAC R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
16YO BLACK MALE AT HOME CLEANING A KNIFE,CUT L WRIST DX LACERATION L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Other specified plastic products
PT TRYING TO CUT DOWN PLASTIC BANNER FROM OPPOSING SCHOOL WHEN POCKET K NIFE SLIPPED & PT CUT WRIST. D: WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A GARDEN HOSE AT *** PARKING LOT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Foods
PT CUT WRIST WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING LEMON, LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT LAC LT WRIST WHILE CARVING A PUMPKING WITH KNIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Tableware and accessories
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A WRIST BY A KNIFE WHILE WASHING DISHES AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Knives
PT TRYING TO CUT TWIST TIE WITH KNIFE WHEN PUNCTURED WRIST. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
16 YO WHITTLING W/KNIFE INJURED WRIWST LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN WRIST WITH KNIFE, LACERATION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT MATERIAL AND SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT WRIST, LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WRIST WITH A KNIFE AT AN APPLE FARM DX// LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE CUT L HAND WITH KNIFE/ DX 1.5CM LAC L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
R WRIST LAC. W KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WRIST ON A KNIFE LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LEFT WRIST LAC, PT WAS OPENING A TUBE WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND CUT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
DX TENDON LAC/COMPLEX 6CM LAC: CUT L WRIST W KNIFE ACC W REMOV'G IT FROM PACKAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT INJURED SELF WITH KNIFE, LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Alcohol
PT, +ETOH, WAS PLAYING TRUTH OR DARE WITH FRIENDS WHEN HE HAD SELF INFL ICTED LACERATION TO WRIST WITH KNIFE. D:WRIST LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS LEFT WRIST WITH A KNIFE AT HOME. DX: 4CM LA CERATION TO LEFT WRIST, SUTURES PLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WRIST WHEN SHARPENING KNIFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Sinks
PT WAS WASHING DISHES AND GOT STABBED ON THE WRIST WITH A KNIFE IN THES INK. D: LACERATION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
SLICING CHEESE WITH KNIFE AND LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LACERATED WRIST WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT WAS TOSSING A KNIFE INTO THE AIR AND MISSED IT AND IT CUT WRIST. DX; WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT STATES CUT WRIST WHILE USING A KNIFE DX RT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WRIST ON A KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO L WRIST W/KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY DX; WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives, Clothing accessories
LEFT WRIST LACERATION.PT WAS USING A KNIFE TO POKE A HOLE IN A LEATHER BELT AND LACERATED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
STAB WOUND TO R WRIST W/KITCHEN KNIFE ACCIDENTALLY DX; WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
WAS USING A KNIFE IN ATTEMPT TO CUT WART OFF WRIST. INSTEAD ACCIDENTALL Y CUT WRIST. LACERATION OF RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
CUT WITH KNIFE DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Knives
BURN TO L WRIST W/KNIFE TRYING TO BURN OFF TATTOO DX; SUPERFICIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PATIENT WAS COOKING SUPER AND CUT SELF WITH KNIVE ON WRIST. DX; 2 CM LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT WRIST WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
PT CUT L WRIST ON KNIFE WHILE CUTTING *** DX L WRIST LACERATION DX L WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Knives
LAC TO WRIST WHEN USINGA KNIFE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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